org.neo4j.graphdb
Interface RelationshipExpander

All Known Subinterfaces:

Expander

All Known Implementing Classes:

OrderedByTypeExpander, StandardExpander

public interface RelationshipExpander

An expander of relationships. It's a flexible way of getting relationships from a node.

Method Summary

Iterable<Relationship>	expand(Node node) Returns relationships for a node in whatever way the implementation likes.
RelationshipExpander	reversed() Returns a new instance with the exact same RelationshipTypes, but with all directions reversed (see Direction.reverse()).

Method Detail

expand

Iterable<Relationship> expand(Node node)

Returns relationships for a node in whatever way the implementation likes.

Parameters:

node - the node to expand.

Returns:

the relationships to return for the node.

reversed

RelationshipExpander reversed()

Returns a new instance with the exact same RelationshipTypes, but with all directions reversed (see Direction.reverse()).

Returns:

a RelationshipExpander with the same types, but with reversed directions.